England Gave Police Temporary Power During COVID-19 To Shut Down Protests. Now British Cops Want to Keep It.
Cracking down on protesters angry about police violence doesn't exactly inspire civic trust.
Cracking down on protesters angry about police violence doesn't exactly inspire civic trust.
Even though COVID-19 spread is low, Brits love their lockdown.
The precautionary principle kills again.
Could allowing blocks to upzone themselves end the most intractable feud in urban development?
The announcement signals a possible deescalation in the transatlantic trade war and raises hopes for a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement.
The same is true of Texas and California, which suggests that legal restrictions are not as important as politicians imagine.
It's a good idea, but it should have been done much earlier.
The United Kingdom has instituted one of the most rigorous lockdowns in the world.
So far, Britain has signed 63 new trade deals, including with the E.U.
Contrary to what the judge who blocked his extradition implied, the Espionage Act does not include an exception for "responsible" journalism.
Bans on ads, displays, refills, and buy-one-get-one-free offers
America has undone its longstanding policy of granting special treatment to individuals with Hong Kong passports at exactly the wrong time.
Individuals, not governments, will have to take charge of the next phase of the coronavirus response. That means more freedom, but also more personal responsibility.
British universities thought they'd found the formula that would roll back discrimination. Instead, the pay gap widened.
Desperate for revenue, online outlets try to use a crisis to overrule their customers’ judgment.
The renowned science writer talks about pandemics, Chinese authoritarianism, Brexit, and why the freedom to innovate must not be quashed.
Threatening shops for selling chocolate Easter eggs and mocking people who are actually following the law undermines citizens’ trust.
But he has raised his estimate of the virus's reproduction number, which implies a lower fatality rate than his research group initially assumed.
Great news if true, but only massive population testing can tell us if that's really so.
If this is to respond to a temporary crisis, why do these powers last for two years?
Government wants to force social media platforms to accept a “duty of care” to protect users from whatever they deem harmful.
Brits will have only themselves to blame if they don't embrace food freedom.
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The law of unintended consequences rears its ugly head.
Years after surveillance reforms, federal personnel can’t seem to comply with the Fourth Amendment.
When the human condition resists perfection through legislation, the answer always seems to be more—and stupider—laws.
When Britain reversed its free college program and asked its citizens to foot a portion of their college bill, more working class people got degrees.
The ads are the first to be banned since the new law went into effect in June.
They can and they should, but it won’t be easy.
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But they would prefer to be able to snoop on civilians who use the encrypted chat app.
Justice Natalie Lieven ruled it was in the woman's "best interests" because she has learning disabilities.
The move is an assault on free speech.
And the WikiLeaks founder will be in court again tomorrow.
Will a thirst to punish Silicon Valley destroy our liberty?
Maybe people are just playing to escape all the Brexit news?